>From: "CCRKBA Alerts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Gov. Bush is Right, Armed Citizens Reduce Crime >Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:11:20 -0700 > > >CCRKBA Alerts > > NEWS RELEASE GOV. BUSH GETS IT RIGHT, SAYS CCRKBA; ARMED CITIZENS REDUCE >CRIME BELLEVUE, WA Florida Gov. Jeb Bush nailed it when he told >reporters in Tallahassee in >reaction to the states drop in crime that armed citizens are part of the >equation, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms >(CCRKBA) said today. > >Gov. Bush was quoted in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel noting, Law >abiding citizens that have guns for protection actually probably are part >of the reason we have a lower crime rate. > >Florida is one of 40 states with right-to-carry statutes that give >citizens the ability to carry concealed handguns with the proper license. >Last year, Florida also passed legislation that enables citizens to stand >their ground and fight back when attacked in a public place where they >have a right to be. > >Gov. Bush has once again demonstrated progressive thinking, and a clear >understanding about what works to stop criminals in their tracks, said >CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. Legally-armed citizens are a threat to >nobody but criminals, and Floridas crime statistics prove that the >presence of firearms in >the hands of law-abiding citizens benefits the entire community. In >explaining why crime rates have dropped, we think Gov. Bush nailed it. > >Isnt it ironic, added CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron, that while >Florida, with an armed citizenry, is enjoying a drop in crime, Washington, >D.C., where citizens are legally disarmed, is experiencing a crime >epidemic? In the nations capitol, where the Second Amendment has been >literally suspended by municipal government fiat, armed assaults are up 18 >percent in the past month and robberies have jumped 14 percent. Yet >law-abiding citizens cannot arm themselves for protection. Its an >outrage. > >No matter where they live, Gottlieb concluded, American citizens have a >right to defend themselves. Progressive states like Florida with sensible >concealed carry and self-defense laws will lead this nation out of the Dark >Ages of insane gun control and broken justice systems. This new data shows >that the gun control and >criminal rights extremists have been wrong, something weve known all >along. > >-END- > > >< Please e-mail, distribute, and circulate to friends and family > >Copyright © 2006 Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, >All Rights Reserved.Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms >James Madison Building >12500 N.E. Tenth Place >Bellevue, WA 98005 Voice: 425-454-4911 >Toll Free: 800-426-4302 >FAX: 425-451-3959 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To stop receiving these alerts, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] with remove in the subject line. This email >was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To ensure removal, please include >this address in your reply. >To ensure your alerts are delivered to your inbox (and not inadvertently >diverted to a bulk or junk email folder by spam filters), be sure to add >[EMAIL PROTECTED] to your email address book or contact list. > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
